GA-3 Prepared K.E;M.B.(1/13/2012) Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. Relevant Matters Based on Minutes (December 31‚ 2011) Information Relevant to 2010 Audit 1. Remarks by Apollo Shoes Inc. CEO Larry Lancaster in regards to the 10% projected increase in sales for the 2011fiscal year. (“Well they better increase by that much or heads will roll.”) GA-3.1 2. Majority vote by members of the board to internalize
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Apollo denied our request to speak with the predecessor auditors because of “litigation concerns.” I’ve looked at the 8-K filed by Apollo and the auditors referenced in the 10-K. I didn’t attach a copy because it didn’t say much‚ just something about “incongruent goals‚” blah‚ blah‚ blah. Against my advice‚ Arnold decided to accept the engagement anyway. Keep your eyes open! The good news is that the predecessor auditors‚ Smith and Smith‚ CPAs‚ have a good reputation‚ so you can use last
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Chapter 10 Section 404 Audits of Internal Control and Control Risk Review Questions 10-1 Management typically has three broad objectives in designing an effective internal control system. 1. Reliability of Financial Reporting Management is responsible for preparing financial statements for investors‚ creditors‚ and other users. Management has both a legal and professional responsibility to be sure that the information is fairly presented in accordance with reporting requirements
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Act with particular reference to the section 404 is discussed in detail. We shall start the paper with providing background information to the Sarbanes Oxley Act‚ 2002. This section explores the environment that spurred the creation of the act and the need for such legislation. The second section provides an introduction to the Sarbanes Oxley Act section 404 which explores the provisions of Section 404. The next section on ‘Internal Controls Feature of section 404 of the Act’ provides an interpretation
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University of Phoenix December 10‚ 2012 Introduction Letter / Apollo Shoes From: Phoenix & Company PLLC (Certified Public Accountants) To : The Board of Director of Apollo Shores First I would like to thank the board of director of Apollo Shores for their recent inquiry about Phoenix & Company’s services. Since our firm is small‚ we offer a wide range of personalized services to clients at a reasonable cost. Phoenix & Company is a CPA firm with more the 25 years in the
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The Limitations of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Darren Abraham MSAF 670 University of Maryland University College The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is a legislation enacted in 2002 under the sponsorship of U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Michael G. Oxley (R-OH). The law introduced increased government oversight for publicly held companies. It also imposes additional management responsibilities and corporate operating costs on companies trading
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prepare a bridge working paper for the audit of Apollo Shoes as of December 31‚ 2007‚ listing the major errors that could occur in the purchasing system and to describe the test of controls procedures for auditing related purchasing controls to determine whether reliable control exists. I don’t think that Apollo has enough purchase transactions that we need to rely on the controls (in other words‚ we’ll look at them all)‚ but we need to document our finding for our 404 work: 1. In the first column‚
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you on the new Apollo Shoes engagement. I have read all the information you sent me about Apollo Shoes to gain a better understanding of the company‚ and I feel like I have a firm grasp of the company structure and environment. After reviewing the company’s last three board of directors meetings‚ I determined what expertise would be necessary to carry out the audit on Apollo Shoes. If you can assign these staff to our audit team‚ the productivity and effectiveness of the audit will increase significantly
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While evaluating Apollo Shoes‚ there are some areas of concern that are potential fraudschemes. The fraud can lead to the entire collapse/demise of the company if not corrected.These will also affect the share value and investor confidence. An overview of the process of investigation along with recommendations for the company.As with any company‚ revenue recognition is an important part of operations of a ApolloShoes. As stated in GAAP standards‚ revenue generated must be realistic and recognizable
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Design tests of controls‚ substantive tests of transactions‚ and analytical procedures for the following Apollo Shoes cycles: o Inventory and warehousing cycle o Cash cycle 1. Abstract‚ Inventory and warehousing cycle (tests of controls) YOLANDA 2. Intro‚ Inventory and warehousing (substantive tests of transaction) AMY 3. Conclusion‚ Inventory and warehousing cycle (analytical procedures) JUSTINIA 4. Cash cycle (Test of controls) ANNABELLE 5. Cash cycle (substantive tests of transactions
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